Nearly one in five Americans (18%) say the theory that Jones was sued for promoting (that mass shootings have been faked by groups trying to promote stricter gun-control laws) is definitely or probably true. Similar shares of people say they believe two other unfounded theories related to vaccines: that they cause autism (19%) and that COVID-19 vaccines, in particular, are being used to microchip Americans (20%).
Even larger shares of people say they believe in each of three political conspiracies polled about: 41% of Americans believe in a shadow government secretly ruling the world and 31% believe that top Democrats are involved in elite child sex-trafficking rings. The same share – 29% – believe it’s likely true that voting machines were programmed to change votes in the 2020 election.
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